FITCH: “This is a game changer, not only for the US economy but for the global economy. Many countries will likely end up in a recession. You can throw most forecasts out the door, if this tariff rate stays on for an extended period of time." 🇺🇸
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Trump has basically declared war with everyone. Including Americans. He needs to be removed from the Presidency. @chrislhayes.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
Naw. Other countries will work around America becoming N Korea. We don't produce much the rest of the world wants/needs other than wheat, corn, and soybeans.
I just love the implication that "most forecasts" apparently did not account even a little for the President of the United States doing exactly what he had said pretty much every day for the past year he was gonna do
Just top tier stuff, truly astrological levels of prescience
I heard an interview with Mr. Free Market Bezos where he was "confident" that Trump was going to be much more moderate during this administration. I think the Grillroom. Host didn't push back at all.
I've already taken a 7.5% hit to my 401k since that mofo and his wrecking crew took office. I am retired and he has caused me to lose 4 years of planned 401K income.
Frankly, at this point, I am hoping that whole group of bastards suffer miserable fkn deaths... starting with the head bastard!
The tariffs are the core of Trump's one-dimensional economic plan. Yet, he was so afraid of the effect that they would have on markets that he delayed the announcement until after trading hours had ended.
Exact reason why US should have never started the Smoot Hawley tariff war when it had a trade surplus. Should have just stayed quiet with trade advantage.
Scared. I’m 57 and work for a state public health agency. We’ve already been laying off people due to DOGE cuts so I’m on the chopping block and now Trump is decimating my retirement accounts with no time to recover.
All these so-called socialist loathing Maga’s have a president who puts in place the most socialist possible measure of all: Tariffs. They are the complete opposite of everything Adams taught the US about free trade. Combined with his nationalism however it makes sense. It is national socialism.
The US once prided itself on measured actions, now it chaotically careens & crashes about like a drunk at a 4th of July party with a loaded gun taking pot shots, endangering everyone.
The price of US kakistocracy endangers the world economy.
Trump trades in chaos.
The world will adjust - countries will find ways to survive without us and dump the US dollar. It is going to be tough for those Americans who never endured real hardship.
#BabylonHasFallen
So is dealing with a country that’s appallingly yoyo-ing in and out of fascism every four years and does little else than threaten other countries. And this time it might be permanent.
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When despair sets in and all seems lost, my "go to" metaphor is Yellowstone National Park in '89. The previous year was the great fire that ravaged all the magnificence of the park.
In the Spring of '89, magical new growth sprouted from the ashes and soon a carpet of green blanketed the park.
It might depend on how fast non-US countries can shift their US trade.
In my mind every business and country should have contingency plans after finding out how vulnerable we were to the international supply chain during the Covid lockdowns.
I believe the goal has been outlined that they want to crash the economy and destroy the government so that they can have private companies take over all government functions and "save us".
The overall goal is to rid of checks and balances for those in charge
“A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for an extended period, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in gross domestic product (GDP). It often leads to higher unemployment, reduced consumer spending, and lower business investment.”
It’s a tax on Americans that’s who will be bankrupted as they won’t be able to afford things. The rest of the world will trade elsewhere and recover quickly
Trump (and his people) has no idea how this will turn out. It is a gamble that makes no sense.
Good business executives take calculated risks with some certainty how they will turn out. Trump is implementing some ideological theory that has virtually no path to success.
Many countries, US included. People will not afford basic things such as clothes and electronics. Everything will get more expensive for the same quality.
This is exactly what Putin wanted. Complete and total global chaos. And Trump is happy to oblige. BTW, that horseshit about being pissed at Putin was just that — horseshit.
“The biggest tax rise in global history”,
His tariff war will cause much misery.
It’s so extreme you have to question,
Is Trump trying to cause a recession?
The recession will continue while Trump's in the White House. Who's gonna trust him again not to pull shit like this again, what consumer, what producer?
If these stand I will be forced to close my store that sells e-bikes, kayaks, and dog stuff. Most made outside US. It’s all discretionary and who wants to spend hard earned money on what I sell - dogs will suffer. Only hope is an e-bike is cheaper to own than a car.
Just like Bush did in 2008 - when he had to bail out Wall St & S & L’s to keep us from going into the 2nd Great Depression and had a negative impact on international communities..
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crisis changed the World - Adam Tooze
A you ask your trump apologist co host Sara Eisen. Why no tarriffs on Russia but on an island with no inhabitants if it such an “impressive formula” oh and Diego Garcia a US military base lol
I'm relatively sure Congress will put a stop to this craziness tomorrow before the tariffs actually kick in, except that I'm absolutely they won't, too.
The Senate bill is looking likely to pass with at least 4 Republicans supporting it. But unlikely to even get a vote in the house, let alone a veto-proof majority.
Any idea if these chart estimates are inclusive of semis, pharma, and other exempt or are those currently not included insinuating that this will actually go higher?
The only good part? If white people cannot stop for Republicans (they have since Nixon in 68) then nothing will ever change them and therefore minorities can finally ban together to get rid of the white majority of stupidity.
Well, isn't this a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into? Tariffs, trade wars, and the looming threat of a global recession. It's enough to make one long for the simpler days of a mere stock market crash.
Indeed. We've chosen a curious path to economic self sabotage History may well note the irony that voters rejected competence in favor of chaos only to discover that markets don't respond well to either chaos or spite. Now we all get to pay the price quite literally at every cash register in America
🤨 That's not the market that the Trumps are concerned with, guys!
🤡 "Fuck the stock market, with all of its pesky rules... let's go with #cryptoscams and #memecoins." thought Dear Leader, as Elon rambled about white genocide.
While the stock market tanks under tariffs, our leaders pivot to the unregulated wonderland of crypto where fortunes appear from digital vapor without those pesky regulations or transparency. The traditional market demands disclosure; meme coins require Trump endorsement with gold tennis shoes.
He's put a huge target on our backs for terrorism.
He's still allowing his Top Defense and Nat Sec Directors & Secretaries talk on a commercial app that is encrypted only while in the air, not once it reaches the HACKABLE DEVICES. Putin saw the convos abt Ukraine & that's why he's not budging.
PSYCHOPATH Trump (KGB codename since 1987: Krasnov) has been PSYCHOPATH Putin’s bootlicker for decades.
Trapped w/in the behavior patterns of their disorder, WORLD DOMINATION/ENSLAVEMENT is the agenda as *RUSSIA’S Republicans*—also cultivated over decades—destroy America/Americans to pave the way.
He thinks he knows more than anyone/everyone else. In his “mind” he thinks this is a brilliant move. And when it all blows up it will, of course, be someone else’s fault. Just like always…
I say bring it on. What our trade partners and allies need to do is meet maga-fascists and Trump where they stand and protect their ecomomies. Do all they can to CRIPPLE the US economy. Americans need to suffer the consequences of voting for a criminal fascist.
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1/3 of Americans shouldn’t have voted for Trump. 1/3 of Americans should have cared enough to vote. 1/3 of Americans I feel bad for.
Mostly I feel bad for the rest of the world.
Just top tier stuff, truly astrological levels of prescience
In fact he was bragging about his 2020 USMCA trade agreement right up through the campaign.
138 times. https://www.thetrumparchive.com/?searchbox=%22usmca%22
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-trade-war/
Typical that he was saying that even though it was his own trade agreement and he was bragging about it on social media
Master dealmaker my ass! 4 years later he hates his own trade agreement.
I heard an interview with Mr. Free Market Bezos where he was "confident" that Trump was going to be much more moderate during this administration. I think the Grillroom. Host didn't push back at all.
Frankly, at this point, I am hoping that whole group of bastards suffer miserable fkn deaths... starting with the head bastard!
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Then grifting
STOP BEING STUPID! ITS HOW WE GOT HERE
The price of US kakistocracy endangers the world economy.
Trump trades in chaos.
#BabylonHasFallen
There's like 8 billion people on the planet. Only 320 million are American.
Yes, it'd hurt temporarily for nations to reconfigure their trade routes, etc. But only temporarily.
Whereas it'd hurt America long term possibly permanently.
This is my hope for our country. ☮️
When despair sets in and all seems lost, my "go to" metaphor is Yellowstone National Park in '89. The previous year was the great fire that ravaged all the magnificence of the park.
In the Spring of '89, magical new growth sprouted from the ashes and soon a carpet of green blanketed the park.
In my mind every business and country should have contingency plans after finding out how vulnerable we were to the international supply chain during the Covid lockdowns.
https://bsky.app/profile/alexsaysstuff.bsky.social/post/3llucp5zqrc2j
The overall goal is to rid of checks and balances for those in charge
Pick.
I wish Dems would fact check. We're supposed to be better than lying MAGA.
Link 1: https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/no-evidence-2012-trump-post-calling-impeachment-if-dow-drops-by-1000-points-2025-03-11/
Link 2: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-trump-post-saying-223800475.html
Link 3:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/mar/05/tweets/no-trump-didnt-post-that-the-president-should-be-i/
Could do the water torture thing too...
Great job Trump!!!
Good business executives take calculated risks with some certainty how they will turn out. Trump is implementing some ideological theory that has virtually no path to success.
#tariffs #trump #liberationDay #markets
“The biggest tax rise in global history”,
His tariff war will cause much misery.
It’s so extreme you have to question,
Is Trump trying to cause a recession?
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crisis changed the World - Adam Tooze
We are currently at -3.7
krasnov craves adulation
wait for the military parades this summer
There’s no more information needed to predict his actions.
The orange felon and all his stooges can spin all the bullshit they want
In the end, the market will render judgement and tell them what’s what
What I don’t understand is why isn’t US companies and investors coming out and saying that it is bad for their business?
https://bsky.app/profile/onionwars.bsky.social/post/3llv244243c2c
BTW, here is a good explainer on Trade Deficits.
https://stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/trade-isnt-money-for-nothing
......and break Hitler's record.
Break Hitler's record? We're talking billions dead, friend. 😡
#boywhocriedtariffs
🤡 "Fuck the stock market, with all of its pesky rules... let's go with #cryptoscams and #memecoins." thought Dear Leader, as Elon rambled about white genocide.
Buh-bye FEC & FTC! Hello #crypto! 😐🤬🌪️🌋
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/how-trump-family-took-over-crypto-firm-it-raised-hundreds-millions-2025-03-31/
'Fake it 'til you break it!' - The story of Donald Trump
Believe it or not, I'm serious. 🥸
I have years of research.
He's still allowing his Top Defense and Nat Sec Directors & Secretaries talk on a commercial app that is encrypted only while in the air, not once it reaches the HACKABLE DEVICES. Putin saw the convos abt Ukraine & that's why he's not budging.
Trapped w/in the behavior patterns of their disorder, WORLD DOMINATION/ENSLAVEMENT is the agenda as *RUSSIA’S Republicans*—also cultivated over decades—destroy America/Americans to pave the way.